78B Kettering Circular (via Thorpe Malsor, Loddington & Broughton)
78C Kettering Venture Park / Tesco > Pytchley (via Town Centre)

Last updated: 30/05/2023
Service 78B is a weekly bus route covering villages of Thorpe Malsor, Loddington, Great Cransley, Little Cransley, Broughton & Pytchley, providing connection to Kettering Tesco and town centre.
Service 78C is the return departure of service 78B. It runs from Tescos Superstore to Pytchley via Kettering town centre.
Timetable – EVERY FRIDAY (Except public holidays)
78B From Kettering (Horse Market): 10:10
78C Venture Park ➡️ Kettering Town ➡️ Pytchley: 13:48
Route & Bus stops served
Area | Stop or hail-and-ride (H&R) section | 78B ⬇️ | 78C ⬇️ |
Kettering | Venture Park | ❌ | 🟡 1348 |
Kettering | Tesco | ❌ | 🟡 |
Kettering | Pytchley Lodge Road | ❌ | 🟡 |
Kettering | 85 Pytchley Road | ❌ | 🟡 |
Kettering | Paradise Lane | ❌ | 🟡 |
Kettering | Pytchley Road | ❌ | 🟡 |
Kettering | Woodcroft Scout Centre | ❌ | 🟡 |
Kettering | Roundhill Road | ❌ | 🟡 |
Kettering | St Mary’s Hospital | ❌ | 🟡 |
Kettering | Police Station | ❌ | 🟡 |
Kettering | Bus Interchange (Stop 11) | 🟡 1010 | 🟡 1355 |
Kettering | Newland Centre (Stop 4) | 🟡 | 🟡 1357 |
Kettering | Railway View | 🟡 | 🟡 |
Kettering | Hospital | 🟡 | 🟡 1400 |
Thorpe Malsor | Bus Shelter | 🟡 1020 | R |
Thorpe Malsor | Short Lane, Church Way | Hail & ride | R |
Loddington | Bus Shelter | 🟡 | R |
Loddington | Harrington Road, Main Street | Hail & ride | R |
Loddington | Village Hall | 🟡 | R |
Great Cransley | North Field Road | 🟡 | R |
Great Cransley | Village Hall (opp) | 🟡 | R |
Great Cransley | Bus Shelter | 🟡 | R |
Little Cransley | Cox’s Lane | 🟡 | R |
Little Cransley | Cransley Hill | Hail & ride | R |
Broughton | Red Lion PH | 🟡 1031 | R |
Broughton | Hutchinson Avenue | 🟡 | R |
Pytchley | All Saints Church | 🟡 | R |
Pytchley | High Street, Isham Road | Hail & ride | R |
Kettering | Venture Park | 🟡 | ❌ |
Kettering | Tesco | 🟡 1045 | ❌ |
Kettering | Pytchley Lodge Road | 🟡 | ❌ |
Kettering | 85 Pytchley Road | 🟡 | ❌ |
Kettering | Paradise Lane | 🟡 | ❌ |
Kettering | Pytchley Road | 🟡 | ❌ |
Kettering | Woodcroft Scout Centre | 🟡 | ❌ |
Kettering | Roundhill Road | 🟡 | ❌ |
Kettering | St Mary’s Hospital | 🟡 | ❌ |
Kettering | Police Station | 🟡 | ❌ |
Kettering | Bus Interchange (Stop 11) | ARR: 1050 | ❌ |
Notes: 🟡 ❌ R | Normal bus stop used No stop Served on request |
Fare
Single Fare – £3.5 / £2.5 Child [Capped at £2 until 30/06/2023]
Tesco > Kettering – £2.0 / £1.0 Child
Seat Reservation – Seats of this service are reservable. To guarantee a seat, contact us by noon of the day before travel, via phone, email to bookings@cmbus.org or the form below.

Service 78B / 78C seat reservation